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Personalized Gifts for All Occasions
Personalized gifts add a special touch to almost any occasion,
and show the creative side of the giver, who has sought out something
unique and individual. Whether it's for home, office or just to
treasure, personalized gifts can
truly be the "name" of the game in gift-giving.
Sewing machines that are computerized, run programs allowing the
automatic stitching of pre-designed patterns and images, as well
as embroidering names. Personalized gifts such as these are perfect
for someone with a passion for cooking. You can have their name,
and even their "specialty" embroidered on an apron.
If you have two or more people to buy for within an office, family,
or other group, you might seek out an artist who does tole painting.
Choose personalized gifts for a group, by selecting a single item
such as a holder for cooking utensils, and having each one painted
with an image that has meaning to that particular person.
For a special grandparent, you can purchase kits with a tea or
coffee mug, and permanent paints or inks for the children to draw
their own pictures and inscribe it to Grammy or Grampy. Fill the
jug with their favorite candies or mints, then let the kids take
a sheet of plain white wrapping papers, some crayons, and make their
own gift wrap for a truly unique personalized gift.
If you're still puzzling over what to buy for bridal showers, birthdays,
or even an anniversary, just drop photos into a dealer who has the
technology for printing them on the appropriate board and cutting
each one into a jigsaw puzzle. It can be a treasured memento, a
funny reminder of someone's youth, or a picture of the new addition.
Drop it in a teapot, cookie jar or coffee cannister with the recipient's
name painted on it and your personalized gifts are ready!
Betty Sleep is a freelance writer/editor from New
Brunswick, Canada, whose work has appeared in print and other
media, for almost 30 years. Her specialties are humor and historical
material. She is the author of "Ten Minute Trivia" and
the Purrlock Holmes children's novels and is a contributing author
to http://www.a1-food-gifts.com an online resource for sending
unique food gifts.
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